The 2018 Friends of the Key West Library Lecture Series

Programs take place on Monday nights from January 15 through March 19 at the Key West Theater, 512 Eaton Street. Admission is free and seating begins at 5:30 p.m. on a first-come, first-served basis with the programs starting promptly at 6:00 p.m.

January 15: Teju Cole is a writer, art historian, and photographer. He is the author of four books, including the novels Open City and Every Day Is For The Thief. He is the photography columnist at the New York Times Magazine, and has had gallery shows in several countries.

January 22: Edmund White is the author of dozens of books. His long and successful career spans fiction, memoir, biography, drama, and essays. His work centers on the gay experience in America from the 1950s to present, as well as in French culture.

January 29: Lee Smith grew up in the Appalachian mountains of southwestern Virginia. By the age of nine she was already writing stories – and selling for a nickel apiece. Since 1968, she has published eleven novels, three collections of short stories, and has received many writing awards.

February 5: Chantel Acevedois a Cuban-American author from Miami who often utilizes Cuba as a backdrop for her prose and poetry. She has written five novels, a poetry chapbook, and a historical novel for young adults. Her most recent novel, The Living Infinite, is about the Infanta Eulalia.

February 12: Arlo Haskellis a writer, historian, publisher, and executive director of the Key West Literary Seminar. Much of his work focuses on the literary and social histories of Key West, Florida. His new book is The Jews of Key West: Smugglers, Cigar Makers, and Revolutionaries (1823-1969).

February 19: Stephen Kitsakos is a writer, director, performing arts administrator, and professor of theater arts. Most recently he has written the libretto for A Thousand Splendid Suns, an opera based of the Khaled Hosseini novel, which will premiere at the Seattle Opera in the 2019-2020 season.

February 26: Carol Munderis a photographer and lithographer who creates hauntingly evocative monochrome images of artifacts ranging from Etruscan figurines to objects found at flea market. Her work has been exhibited her work in galleries and museums throughout the U.S. and abroad.

March 5: Willie Drye is an author with extensive knowledge of hurricane history and science who notably penned Storm of the Century: The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 and other works on recent storms in South Florida. He has served as a journalist for numerous papers and magazines.

March 12: Barbara Ross is the author of the Maine Clambake Mysteries: Clammed Up, Boiled Over, Musseled Out, Fogged Inn, Iced Under and Stowed Away. Barbara’s books have been nominated for multiple Agatha Awards for Best Contemporary Novel.

March 19: P. Scott Cunningham is a poet, translator, essayist, publisher, and all-around human arts juggernaut from Miami. He is the director of the O, Miami Poetry Festival. His new book of poetry, Ya Te Veo, was selected by Billy Collins for the Miller Williams Poetry Series.